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The 483 pages that link to World War II, each with the reason it gives.

• DecolonizationNarrower topic: The war strained imperial capacity and strengthened demands to apply wartime ideals beyond Europe.

• Adolf HitlerNarrower topic: Hitler’s expansionist policies triggered the European war that became a global conflict.

• Operation BarbarossaNarrower topic: Barbarossa was a major campaign within this wider conflict.

• Yalta ConferenceNarrower topic: Yalta was a late-war summit shaped by the approaching defeat of the Axis in Europe.

• European Coal and Steel CommunityNarrower topic: Its devastation and Franco-German conflict made reconciliation a central founding aim.

• Nazi PartyNarrower topic: Nazi Germany’s invasions initiated the European war and its policies shaped the conflict.

• Marilyn MonroeNarrower topic: Wartime labor brought Monroe into a factory job where a photographer first noticed her.

• Military–industrial complexNarrower topic: The war’s vast production demands expanded government–industry coordination in the United States.

• Munich AgreementNarrower topic: The agreement failed to prevent the European war that began less than a year later.

• ENIACNarrower topic: The demand for military calculations accelerated ENIAC’s development.

• Italian fascismNarrower topic: Italy’s alliance with Nazi Germany brought military defeat and the regime’s collapse.

• Atlantic CharterNarrower topic: The Charter framed Allied aims while the war was still underway.

• Invasion of PolandNarrower topic: Germany’s attack on Poland led Britain and France to declare war, starting the European conflict.

• North African campaignNarrower topic: The North African fighting was one theater of this wider war.

• SonarNarrower topic: Wartime submarine warfare drove rapid expansion of sonar systems and tactics.

• Armistice of 11 November 1918Narrower topic: The postwar settlement that followed the armistice formed part of the political context for renewed conflict.

• Edward R. MurrowNarrower topic: The war supplied the defining events and reporting conditions of Murrow’s early career.

• AppeasementNarrower topic: The war followed the failure of concessions to contain Nazi expansion.

• Royal Air ForceNarrower topic: The RAF expanded dramatically and fought across multiple theatres during this war.

• Axis powersNarrower topic: The coalition’s identity and defeat are inseparable from the wider war.

• Grace HopperNarrower topic: Wartime research and military service brought Hopper into large-scale computing.

• American Theatre WingNarrower topic: The Wing’s wartime relief work arose in the context of this conflict.

• Quit India MovementNarrower topic: Britain’s wartime demands on India intensified disputes over consent and political authority.

• 1952 Summer OlympicsNarrower topic: The war canceled Helsinki's 1940 Olympics and shaped the postwar sporting landscape.

• Jean MonnetNarrower topic: Wartime cooperation and Europe’s devastation created the conditions for Monnet’s integration proposals.

• Beveridge ReportNarrower topic: Wartime demands and hopes for postwar reconstruction created the setting for the report.

• Treaty of San FranciscoNarrower topic: Japan’s defeat in this war created the need for a formal peace settlement.

• BushidoNarrower topic: Wartime uses of Bushido tied selected warrior ideals to military sacrifice and imperial expansion.

• Tripartite PactNarrower topic: The pact formed during the war and sought to reshape its international alignments.

• Counter-battery fireNarrower topic: Improved radar and mobile artillery broadened counter-battery capabilities during the war.

• Self-propelled artilleryNarrower topic: Wartime production brought self-propelled artillery into widespread use.

• Anti-tank guided missileNarrower topic: Wartime tank warfare spurred experiments with guided weapons such as the X-7.

• Deportation of the Crimean TatarsNarrower topic: The deportation occurred during the Soviet reconquest of Crimea in the war's final year.

• German occupation of the NetherlandsNarrower topic: The occupation formed part of Germany’s wider wartime conquest of Europe.

• United States Department of DefenseNarrower topic: Wartime coordination problems helped motivate postwar defense reorganization.

• German occupation of NorwayNarrower topic: The occupation formed part of Germany’s wider wartime expansion and defeat.

• Great Patriotic WarNarrower topic: The Great Patriotic War forms one theater and period within the wider global conflict.

• Locarno TreatiesNarrower topic: The collapse of the Locarno security order formed part of the path to renewed war in Europe.

• UltraNarrower topic: Claims about Ultra's effect ultimately concern the course and duration of the wider war.

• Venona projectNarrower topic: The project began in wartime, when Soviet communications became a major intelligence target.

• Agence France-PresseNarrower topic: Occupation and wartime news networks shaped the circumstances of AFP’s founding.

• Arthur LaurentsNarrower topic: Laurents’s military service and early screenwriting began during this war.

• Mechanized infantryNarrower topic: Mass production and mobile campaigns established mechanized infantry as a major force type.

• SudetenlandNarrower topic: The annexation weakened Czechoslovakia and formed part of the expansion preceding the war.

• Charlton HestonNarrower topic: Heston served in the United States Army Air Forces during the war.

• Cluster munitionNarrower topic: Air-dropped cluster weapons were used during the war, including against German cities.

• Dumbarton Oaks ConferenceNarrower topic: The conference addressed the international order that would follow the war.

• Elijah MuhammadNarrower topic: The wartime draft shaped the prosecution and imprisonment of Elijah Muhammad.

• GdańskNarrower topic: The war began with Germany’s attack on Poland near Gdańsk.

• Helmut SchmidtNarrower topic: Schmidt’s military service and postwar political career were shaped by the war.